Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

FINZI FRIENDS 

Promoting the knowledge of, appreciation of the life of, and performances of the works of Gerald Finzi;Supporting the work of the Finzi Trust;Encouraging performance of English music - in particular by promoting high-quality events, and by encouraging and.supporting performances of the works of English music by up-and-coming professional and advanced student singers and instrumentalists.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£8£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22*£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£7£4£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£8£11£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£8£14£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£10£10£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£10£13£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£52£51£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£20£9£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£63£73£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£41£54£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£36£19£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£43£55£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£34£21£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£15£8£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£47£45£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.finzifriends.org.uk

membership@finzifriends.org.uk

07816 881390

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2001, number: 1089033
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 5 days late, AR12: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Flat 2
14 Grange Road
LONDON
SE1 3BE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROMOTING THE KNOWLEDGE OF, APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE OF, AND PERFORMANCES OF THE WORKS OF GERALD FINZI(1901-1956).B) SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE FINZI TRUST IN ANY WAYS DEEMED APPROPRIATE.C) ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCES OF ENGLISH MUSIC, INCLUDING:I PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY EVENTS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF WORKS BYCOMPOSERS OF ENGLISH MUSIC.II ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING PERFORMANCES OF THE WORKS OF COMPOSERS OF ENGLISH MUSIC BY UP AND COMINGPROFESSIONAL AND ADVANCED STUDENT SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS, PROVIDING INVALUABLE PERFORMANCEEXPERIENCE.III INCREASING ACCESS TO VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, IN THE FORM OF MASTER CLASSES, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS ANDCONCERTS, WITHIN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UK.IV ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE HIGH QUALITY MUSIC PERFORMED BY ADVANCED STUDENT ANDPROFESSIONAL SINGERS AND MUSICIANS.D) DO ANY OTHER LAWFUL THING IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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